New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-30
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
DOINGS OF THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OPINIONS HERE AND THERE.

| OE IHE CHU NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OPINIONS HERE AND THERE.
From an article by the Rev. DR.. S. j. Barrows in
Tie Christian Register" 1t would appear that the
pertinent OF voluntary prayers in Harvard is already
great success The attendance has been surprise to
every one averaging from two to 70 ur hundred every
morning Nor these the pietists OF the college
On the contrary many of them young men who are
distinguished in the athletic annals of Harvard See
ing al this tho board of preachers have on their own
responsibility established Thursday afternoon vesper
which has also proved An excellent
boy choir furnishes the music Mt this service and ono
OF the appointed preachers makes ten minute address
In the college IL assigned to the preacher In
charge, where he holds himself IN readiness to meet
! any students who may wish to consult him. con-
siderable number OF students avail themselves OF this
| privilege.
| Says DR.. Isaac NJ Wise, the wellknown rabbi OF
Cincinnat 1t IL actually Paul who made Christianity
This does detract from the credit due Jesus, be-
cause Jesus died 90 young, before he forty
years old Paul came il O better time and had better
opportunities 1t does not detract from the credit due
Jesus call Paul the founder of Christianity, because
the Christianity OF to-day is different from the Christi
any Jesus and Paul. Paul thought of the crucifx
ion, not for the idea Of redemption but because It
| would arrest the attention of the people Him and
| Him cruoifed,' was what Paul thought would shake
the idea OF desposm and ignorance. All the rest were
simply means, and Paul never thought the world
would take up the tho idea and lose sight Of
| the principle"
Father Durauquet Of the Society of Jesus, Ia of
|
Of the 5000 Roman Catholics the islands. His ex
perence leads him to believe that lack of thrift Is the
prevailing fault OF the population that flows to the
islands In winter. In consequence OF this tact Inc
Ereemans journal says ~ the great l1ish ana ma
social status they ought TO have, they must loarn
| American German thrftthe secret OF which is to
save halt loaf one day. that there may be bread Tor
| the next Why is 1t that SO many German immigrants
in New York City ur In the social scale, while 50
many Irish with the same opportunities go down IL
Trtat mad
consider selfdeninI to be niserIness, and prudent
thought tor their future worthy only OF the Dutch"
| "The Freemsns Journal thinks that I" II tho Rev
| DR.. McGlynn had built Catholic school long ago.
there would MT now have been so many men and
In his late congregation ready to fling set OF
| silly resolutions TO the press"
| tits hard TO learn Just what impression sam =
Jones Ia making in Boston. The cultured Galios OF
that town who care tor OF these things, sheer
at tho man and his work. but the reports in the daily
papers indicate that the Jones meetings at least
well attended. II is not likely. however, that sinful
Bostonansand It is whispered that there are such
| will allow themselves to be converted by man who
rides iu tilt aganst all the sacred traditions OF their
| oasto.
Philadelphia has a Church tor the Poor" which APP
pears to be doing useful eyangestic work. The first
service on Sunday is conducted by the Sunday Break
fast Association IL consists OF good healthy, everyday
eating, aud is a service In which the members OF the
congregation join with feryor.
| The local Bible societies OF western Massachusetts,
| used to be famous institutions, but they rapidly
declining In strength and influence The annual con-
trbution have decreased and large numbers OF church
people refuse to themselves with them Al the
time the mum Der OF people without Bibles ID in
| crcasing a living near LcnOX, Mass, Was
recently found not 10 have "A Bible In his house. The
agent of Bible society offered 10 present nun with
Bible but the replied that lac never had kept one
in his home and did no. desire lac had no use tor
! il.
Said the Rev DR.. Robert G.. Hutchins the other day
before the Cleveland ongregatiolal Club To
the highest advantages OF the world for heredty min
listers must acknowledge that they cannot save the
race alone but must welcome the cooperation Of the
scientists psychologists and phanthropists. We must
regard Christianity not only instrument OF prep
araon for tho future world but also power for the
improvement of lhs. We must trust largely TO the
| recuneratioo movers of nature and be patient | DO
look for sudden miraculous elevation OF the
race by heredity, | even believe with Gunot that
God who spent ages in Citing the earth for TIC resi-
dence of man. may well spend ages more III fitting rec
| titled man to nhablt renovated earth"
81 doubt. Says the Rev. George A. Thoyer in The
! Christian Register" whether the churches will ever
REGAIN their relative hold upon the multitudos. Other
institutions the education and humanitarian work
| which the Church once monopozed. What the
Church must do il is not content to be an exclusive
gathering OF the few who must have public religious
exercises to broaden its scope TO be the vgor
Gus centre OF all the hunantles well as OF the
special spirituaes. 1t takes audaoity upon tho
part OF the minister to propose that Sunday afternoon
should 10 given 20 secular lectures, to debates upon
village street mproN ements, or to studies OF labor aud
other economic problems and yet his church would
thus lay hold Of men and women who could not be
| TEMPTED TO listen to hs theological discOurses of
Sunday morning, and his rclig would begin to beget
respect ts adaptation to the needs of the odern
world which it does not possess with the majority
OF people"
All the Protestant denominations Of Philadelphia,
except the Lutheran united the recent eyangelisc
work in that city.
II seems that good domestic servants becoming
so scarce In England that religious societies TO train
thom have been organized in urny towns In speaking
of one OF these the Girls Friendly Society. The
Guardian" SAYS, I" IIousekeepers are continually
bewail ng the old-lasbOned servant as privilege OF
the past. Girls willing enough to offer themselves
Tor places, but what are they worth when you get
them How many of the younger ones can be trusted
to boil potato, to get up shirt front. or oven to
thoroughly clean out roomf The ladies' OF the
Girls Friendly Society setting themselves TO
sapply the great want of society They have large
numbers OF strong active and Ito give them their due
willing members, who, however, are not likely ever to
prove good servants unless they wake better start
than girls nowadays usually do Mstresses complain
that young girls know nothing, so the society has
heen trying In very quiet and unobtrusye way to
teach them and not content with Just cookery classes
and that sort of thing they established three years
ago n small training home In Rutlandst, Sunderland
Tho institution has been managed by thoroughly
efficient lady -matrOn good cook. and lady Doatders
have been taken upon whom the girls learn to wait
n 40 sent from time to time 10 help in private families
The result has been excellent ants so well pre-
pared are eagerly sought Tor ana readily OBTAIN good
places and the few already sent out are giving great
As good servants are so scarce In this
| oountry also how would II do for a number OF the
ohurches in this city TO unite In establishing we'll
| equipped training school tor servants'
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